Dinakar Thoogudeepa

Dinakar Thoogudeepa
Born	(1978-09-21) 21 September 1978 (age 46) Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupations	Film director actor producer Distributor
Years active	2006–present
Father	Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Relatives	Darshan Thoogudeepa (brother) [1]

Dinakar Thoogudeepa (born 21 September 1978), mononymously known as Dinakar, is an Indian film director, actor and producer who works mainly in Kannada films, He started his film career as an actor and assistant director for few Kannada movies. He become director from the Kannada movie Jothe Jotheyali in 2006. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Early life

Dinakar Thoogudeepa was born to actor Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Meena on 21 September 1978. ^[6]

Filmography

• All films are in Kannada language unless otherwise noted.

List of Dinakar Thoogudeepa film credits

Year	Title	Director	Actor	Writer	Co-Producer	Notes	Ref.
2004	Ayyo Pandu	No	Yes	No	No		[7]
2006	Jothe Jotheyali	Yes	No	Yes	No		[ citation needed ]
2008	Navagraha	Yes	No	Yes	No		[8] [9]
2011	Sarathi	Yes	No	Yes	No		[10] [11] [12]
2013	Bul Bul	No	No	No	Yes		[13] [14]
2017	Chakravarthy	No	Yes	No	No		[15] [16]
2018	Life Jothe Ondu Selfie	Yes	No	No	No		[ citation needed ]
2023	Kaiva	No	Yes	No	No		[17]
2025	Royal	Yes	No	No	No		[18]

References

1. "All in the Family: Siblings who have collaborated in Kannada Cinema". The Times of India. 18 August 2021.
2. "Review: Jothe Jotheyali". IANS . 22 September 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2012– via nowrunning.com.
3. "Darshan was not my first choice for Jaggu in 'Navagraha': Dinakar Thoogudeepa".
4. "Dinakar Thoogudeepa back to helm Life Jothe Ondh Selfie". The New Indian Express. 27 July 2017.
5. "'Royal' ಜೋಡಿಯಾದ ವಿರಾಟ್, ಸಂಜನಾ ಆನಂದ್; 'ಇಡೀ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕುಳಿತು ನೋಡುವ ಸಿನಿಮಾವಿದು' ಎಂದ Dinakar Thoogudeepa". Vijay Karnataka.
6. "Dinakar Thoogudeep : Kannada Director, Movies, Biography, Photos". chiloka.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
7. "Ayyo Pandu (2004) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew". chiloka.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
8. "Navagraha will feature seven actors ? all sons of senior actors who were popular for their roles as villains on the Kannada film screen". mid-day.com. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
9. "Navagraha: Finally, Reservoir Dogs". Bangalore Mirror . 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
10. Dinakar Interview About Struggling Time ofDarshan and Dinakar Thoogudeepa. dboss Kingdom. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022– via YouTube.
11. "Saarathi". Deccan Herald . 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
12. "Top earning Kannada movies of 2011". Bangalore Mirror . 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
13. "Bul Bul to release on May 10". The Times of India. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
14. "Bul Bul Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Bul Bul by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 20 December 2022
15. "Chakravarthy (2017) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew". chiloka.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
16. "Experience chakravarthy trailer with no dialogues". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
17. "Dinakar Thoogudeepa". Celtalks. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
18. "Dinakar Thoogudeepa's next film starring Virat titled 'Royal'". Indianexpress.com. 7 February 2023.

External links

• Dinakar Thoogudeepa at IMDb